“We are so grateful to our donor’s family. Because of his gift, I get to kiss a miracle every day.”

“I’m a lucky person and I’m going to do all I can for the rest of my living days to help facilitate as many people getting transplants as possible.”

“I am so completely grateful to the family, who in a time of extreme sadness and grief was willing to show such compassion,”

“Going through with the surgery was the best thing I could have ever done, and I even grew three inches after the procedure. I think it’s safe to say that if I didn’t receive donor bone, I would be living a completely different life.”

“I am so humbled and grateful to the generous individual and family members who made these healthy additional years possible for me, and I work every day to be take good care of my body and be as kind to everyone as I can, to be worthy of this spectacular gift.”

“Sometimes I listen to Gabriel’s heart beat through a stethoscope as he sleeps and have that profound feeling of knowing if it weren’t for someone making the decision to donate life, I would not have my son.” -Lisa, Gabriel’s mom

“I would love to meet the family of my donor. I would hug them and tell them thank you for the gift they gave to me…I want to reassure others that donating tissue is lifesaving, not just life changing.”

“Thanks to my brother and living donor Harold, I can say I have had a healthy kidney with no rejection episodes for the past 13 consecutive years.”

“My donor Tyler’s spirit is alive and well, right here! And I’m only one of five people whose lives were directly saved by Tyler.”

“I am so very grateful for my transplant. I truly would not be alive today if I had not received this gift.”

“My family didn’t always have that future to look forward to—but now, we do. And it’s a big deal.”